The Conservatory Gardener

by Anne Swithinbank (Author), Deni Bown (Photographer), Deni Bown (Photographer), Anne Swithinbank (Author)

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  Paperback
  1998

  $3.24

  This volume shows how to make the most of a conservatory. There is a comprehensive guide to 1000 conservatory plants, arranged according to use: for dramatic impact or as background, for seasonal interest or temporary display. They are cross-referenced according to temperature needs and other attributes such as scent and colour. A practical section gives essential advice on feeding and watering, ways of regulating light, temperature and humidity, dealing with pests and on step-by-step propagation. Anne Swithinbank is the author of Bloom , A Handbook of Greenhouse and Conservatory Plants , The Gardeners' World Book of House Plants , Border Planning and Container Gardening .